Man sentenced to 10 years in fatal West El Paso crash

A 33-year-old man accused of causing a motorcycle crash in which his passenger was killed has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Court records show Daniel Branden Miller pleaded guilty recently to intoxicated manslaughter and manslaughter charges in the death of Diane Valdez Bernal, 26, in June 2013. He was sentenced by 210th District Judge Gonzalo Garcia.

According to Miller's arrest affidavit, police believed Miller was riding a motorcycle between 21 and 34 mph over the 50-mph posted speed limit on North Mesa Street, and crashed into a sport utility vehicle at Paragon Lane. Valdez Bernal died at the scene.

The affidavit states Miller told police he had two mixed drinks at Buffalo Wild Wings before the crash.